A Ghastly Discovery.
On Saturday at 10.30 a.m. Mr Treraain reported to the police that he had discovered the body of a man near Mr Pratt's farm on the Fitzherbert road. Sergeant Slattery at once proceeded to the spot with a c nveyance, but on inspection the body was found to be so decomposed d,s to be unrecognisable. The. head parted from the trunk as it was beiug lifted into the conveyance. The body was removed to the Occidental Hotel to await the Coroner's inquest. The body was found about--68 feet away from the mam road underneath a tree. . A small fivechambered revolver was found under the right arm, with two chambers empty, and there was a bullet-hole in the top of the man's head. The man had apparently been about sft 7in in height with fair hair, and was dressed in tweed trousers and serge coat and vest. There was absolutely nothing found in the pockets of deceased which can lead to his identification. The man has apparently been dead two months. The inquest was held in the afternoon, when the jury returned the following verdict :— " That the deceased met his death through a revolver wound at Fitzherbert, but there was no evidence to show whether self-inflicted or not." — Standard.
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Manawatu Herald, 3 January 1893, Page 2
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211A Ghastly Discovery. Manawatu Herald, 3 January 1893, Page 2
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